Everything about Celebrity Deathmatch totally explained
Celebrity Deathmatch was a
claymation parody television show that pits
celebrities against each other in a
wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It is known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries (for example, one person pulls off a participant's foot, living through decapitations, impalements, etc.).
The series was created by
Eric Fogel. It aired on
MTV from
May 14 1998 to
October 20 2002, and lasted for a 75-episode run. There was one special that didn't contribute to the final episode total, entitled
Celebrity Deathmatch Hits Germany, which aired on
June 21 2001. Professional wrestler
Stone Cold Steve Austin gave voice to his animated form as the guest commentator. Early in
2003, a movie was announced by MTV to be in the making, but the project was canceled by the end of that very same year.
In
2005,
MTV2 announced the revival of the show as part of their "
Sic 'Em Friday" programming block. Originally set to return in
November 2005, the premiere was pushed back to
June 10 2006 as part of a new "Sic'emation" block with two other animated shows,
Where My Dogs At and
The Adventures of Chico and Guapo. The show's fifth season was produced by
Cuppa Coffee Studios and the premiere drew over 2.5 million viewers, becoming MTV2's highest rated season premiere ever.
Main characters (voice actors)
History
Celebrity Deathmatch started on MTV's
Cartoon Sushi as a short that featured serial killer
Charles Manson and shock rocker
Marilyn Manson fighting to the death.
Deathmatch was brought back in 1998 for MTV's
Super Bowl XXXII halftime special, which became the highest-rated special in the history of
MTV. Just three months later,
Celebrity Deathmatch had entered MTV's main lineup. The show was popular enough for show creator
Eric Fogel to be named one of the most creative people in the TV industry by
Entertainment Weekly.
During the next four seasons,
Celebrity Deathmatch became more popular in other countries and gained viewers from all over the world, but four seasons and 75 episodes later in 2002,
MTV decided to cancel the show.
Revival
New episodes of the show, which began production in 2005, are being produced by
Cuppa Coffee Studio as opposed to MTV's now-defunct animation department. The show now features an all-new voice cast and a new look. Johnny, Nick, and
Mills Lane have all returned, though all with new voices. Mills Lane, who used to be played by himself, is now played by
Chris Edgerly due to the real Mills Lane's 2002
stroke.
Debbie Matenopoulos has been replaced by
Tally Wong. Eric Fogel chose not to get very involved with the new seasons due to his involvement on his new show
Starveillance for the
E! network. The show is currently directed by
Jack Fletcher and
Dave "Canadian" Thomas.
Clips of the new
Celebrity Deathmatch are available at Cuppa Coffee Animation's official web site at
Cuppacoffee.com
, as well as at MTV2.com.
It can be seen that some of the audience members are celebrities used in the older seasons of
Celebrity Deathmatch. In one fight, one can see in the audience
Macaulay Culkin from his fight against
Haley Joel Osment. Other noticeable celebrities are
Ozzy Osbourne,
Whitney Houston,
Farrah Fawcett,
'N Sync's
Chris Kirkpatrick,
Eriq La Salle,
Mr. T,
Ricky Martin,
Nick Nolte,
Dana Carvey as Garth Algar and
The Church Lady, one of the
Olsen twins,
Ben Affleck,
Billy Blanks,
Daniel Baldwin,
Rob Zombie,
Rob Schneider and
Lil' Kim.
During the 2006 season, fans were able to vote on MTV2.com for future matches by choosing one of three matches and by sending a write-in request.
Criticism
Since the beginning of its run,
Celebrity Deathmatch has been criticized for being too violent and ridiculing celebrities. In one clip show episode that aired,
Janeane Garofalo was also unhappy with the show when they showed her in claymation-form how she'd look if she lost fifty pounds. During the same episode,
Tommy Lee expressed his gratitude for the show's portrayal of him by imitating the special move he used to defeat
Ron Jeremy.
The show was labeled insensitive when
Compton rapper
The Game told
Playahata.com in late March 2007 he wasn't happy with
Celebrity Deathmatch showing his son being killed by bullets. The Game said he was thinking of writing a protest letter to the network because the episode hit very close to home since the rapper's older brother, Jevon Taylor, a
Crip gang member, was shot and killed at a gas station.
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